The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-04-16

on the present rates, and that it would be
unjust to advance them The arguments
We're made by Maj. Hanson, of Macon, and
ex-Gov. Bullock, of Atlanta. The commit
tee "ill be unable to decide until the Inter
state Commission meets here on April 70,
but will then go before the commission and
urge tho petition of the factory men for a
continuance of the present rate. Moses
Adder, Of the Atlanta Paper Company, ap-
Piled to the committee for a reduction of
the rate OH roll paper from which they
manufacture paper bags, ,sclaiming it is raw
material.
INDIANAPOLIS PROTESTS.
INDIANAPoLIs April 15-At a meeting
of the Board of Trade o-day, the following
report was unanimously adopted:
"Your committee would respectfully re-
port that the business of Indianapolis and
especially manufacturing woodworking,
grain, milling, lumber, pork and elevator
interests are at present paraiyzed and will
be permanently crippled by lack of fair and
legitimate competition among the railroads
as a result of the interpretations put upon
the various sections of the interstate com
merce act by the railway companies and
the schedule OF rates thercupOn adopted by
them; and we recommend that the Board of
Trade of indianapolis petition the Inter
state Commerce Commission to inn
mediately interpret for us the third
and fourth sections and that portion
of the twenty second section which
pertains to the issuance of mileage tickets
Your committee finds that while said act
positively prohibits pooling among railroads,
yet, by the Interpretation put upon the law
by them, the roads OF the country have
now more cast iron pool than has ever
existed before, actually creating under the
new law what it was intended should be
absolutely prohibited by il; and believing
that the conditions of the fourth clause of
said act are most injurious to shippers and
are made the basis for establishing by the
railroads schedule of rates which is work
ing the greatest injury to the business
OF this city, we would further
petition the commission to suspend
the operation of said clause and any and all
other provisions Of said act which may con
fiict with free competition among the trans
pOrtatiOn companies of the country until
such time as Congress can meet and provide
permanent relief The committee would
further recommend that you petition the
commission for relief from eXactiOns from
railroads i'll regard to issuing mileage
tickets. We suggest that they either have
no right to issue at all, which we do not con-
cede to he the intent of the law, or having
the right to do so we see no reason for the
advance above former rates of 320 per l 900
miles. We take the position that
there is no reason or authority
for any increase in rates, and that
the same should not exceed $40, which we
believe to be reasonable and just and within
the scope of the law and that the issuing of
mileage tickets is permitted by section , of
the act. Your committee further recon-
mend that a committee of three be ap-
pointed by this Board of Trade which, after
securing further facts and causes for COM
plaint, such as shall be brought to their
attention, shall be empowered to go
at once before the Interstate Com
merce Commission and place before them
in the most forcible manner on behalf of
this city and State and the business interest
of the country at large, these and all other
matters concerning the operation of the in
terstate commerce law which may be found
detrimental to our interests, the expenses of
said committee to be borne by this board of
trade"
1t is probable ex-senator Harrison will be
elected as one of the committee suggested
by the report